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: Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is to be released from prison after : being granted one month of medical parole, officials say.
前總統阿扁 醫療假釋
: Taiwan's justice ministry said it had granted Chen parole due to various : ailments including brain degeneration.
基於多種病痛跟腦袋退化
: Chen, president from 2000-2008, was six years into a 20-year sentence for : money laundering and accepting bribes.
陳總統2000~2008期間因貪污收賄被判20年
: The justice ministry said it would decide whether to extend his parole at the : end of each month.
並影響每月假釋的長度
: Hunger strike : The BBC's Cindy Sui reports from Taipei that as president, Chen angered China : by pushing for Taiwan's formal independence.
陳水扁當初想臺獨讓中國不高興
: He has accused the current government of political persecution in order to : appease Beijing, as it pursues closer ties with China.
然後被現在的政府為了討好北京而迫害
: Chen, a former lawyer, was put on trial shortly after stepping down from his : second four-year term in 2008.
才剛當完總統下台就被司法審判
: He has been suffering from a series of medical conditions, including : depression and Parkinson's disease, and has for some time been asking to be : released on medical grounds. Authorities said that last year he attempted : suicide.
至今出現多種健康問題包括帕金森氏症
去年還想自殺
: Chen's former vice-president, Annette Lu, has been on hunger strike in an : effort to draw attention to his situation.
呂秀蓮肚子餓
: She was admitted to hospital on New Year's Day suffering from symptoms : related to her fast. : Chen's expected release was delayed last week after a courier carrying : documents relating to his case got stuck in traffic.
Taiwan’s Ex-President Given Parole From Prison to Seek Treatment - Worldnews.com Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, serving a 20-year sentence for corruption, will be released on parole to seek medical care for an unspecified neurodegenerative disease. Chen, 63, should go back to prison once his condition improves, Taiwan’s justice ministry said in a statement. Under Taiwan ...